Official Publication of The Society for Vascular Surgery

Complete information for authors and editorial policies are available in the January and July issues, at our Web site www.journals.elsevierhealth.com/periodicals/ymva, or at our Editorial Manager Web site at jvs.editorialmanager.com.
An abbreviated checklist for manuscript submission follows. Manuscripts that are accepted for publication become the property of the Journal of Vascular Surgery, which is copyrighted by The Society for Vascular Surgery and The American Association for Vascular Surgery. They may not be published or reproduced in whole or in part without the written permission of the author(s) and the Journal. Manuscripts to be considered for publication should be submitted to the Journal electronically using the Editorial Manager submission system located at jvs.editorialmanager.com. Detailed instructions on submitting a manuscript are available on that Web site.

Checklist for manuscript submission

(Note: If any item in the following abbreviated list is not clear, please review the complete Information for Authors document or consult the editorial office.)

• Use of Editorial Manager (EM) system to submit the corresponding author's name, address, e-mail, telephone and fax numbers, and the names and affiliations of all other authors.
• A completed Author Role, Sponsor Involvement, and Competition of Interest form, uploaded to EM with the manuscript.
• A completed Reviewer Request form, uploaded to EM with the manuscript.
• Formatting of Manuscript
• double-space entire manuscript
• at least 12-pitch font
• ragged (unjustified) right margin
• number all pages consecutively
• Abstract and Title Page should include the title of the manuscript, the names of the authors, affiliations, and contact information for the corresponding author. Abstract should be at least 250 words and must not exceed 400 words in structured format for clinical and basic science manuscripts
• Text of Manuscript
• For studies involving human subjects, a statement that appropriate human ethics committee approval was obtained.
• For studies involving animal experiments, a statement that institutional approval was obtained.
• References, figures, and tables cited in numeric order
• Acknowledgments
• References
• in numeric order as cited in text
• must include up to 6 authors et al
• Tables
• each saved and uploaded to EM as a separate file
• descriptive title for each
• Legends: double-spaced and in a separate electronic file
• Figures
• All images must be provided electronically, and uploaded via the EM system as separate files.
• If possible, figures should be saved and uploaded as TIFF or EPS files
• Detailed artwork instructions and help with formatting, sizing, scanning, and file naming can be found at http://www.elsevier.com/artwork .
• Permissions
• permission to reproduce published material from copyright holder
• signed releases to publish patient photographs